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冥王 更新:2021-02-19 19:24 字数:8829
hour is come To end the one of us and would to God Thy name in arms
were now as great as mine! Prince。 I'll make it greater ere I part from thee;
And all the budding honours on thy crest I'll crop to make a garland for
my head。 Hot。 I can no longer brook thy vanities。 They fight。
Enter Falstaff。
Fal。 Well said; Hal! to it; Hal! Nay; you shall find no boy's play here;
I can tell you。
Enter Douglas。 He fighteth with Falstaff; who falls down as if
he were dead。 'Exit Douglas。' The Prince killeth Percy。
Hot。 O Harry; thou hast robb'd me of my youth! I better brook the
loss of brittle life Than those proud titles thou hast won of me。 They
wound my thoughts worse than thy sword my flesh。 But thoughts the slave;
of life; and life time's fool; And time; that takes survey of all the world;
Must have a stop。 O; I could prophesy; But that the earthy and cold hand
of death Lies on my tongue。 No; Percy; thou art dust; And food for… 'Dies。'
Prince。 For worms; brave Percy。 Fare thee well; great heart! Ill…weav'd
ambition; how much art thou shrunk! When that this body did contain a
spirit; A kingdom for it was too small a bound; But now two paces of the
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vilest earth Is room enough。 This earth that bears thee dead Bears not alive
so stout a gentleman。 If thou wert sensible of courtesy; I should not make
so dear a show of zeal。 But let my favours hide thy mangled face; And;
even in thy behalf; I'll thank myself For doing these fair rites of tenderness。
Adieu; and take thy praise with thee to heaven! Thy ignominy sleep with
thee in the grave; But not rememb'red in thy epitaph! He spieth Falstaff on
the ground。 What; old acquaintance? Could not all this flesh Keep in a
little life? Poor Jack; farewell! I could have better spar'd a better man。 O; I
should have a heavy miss of thee If I were much in love with vanity!
Death hath not struck so fat a deer to…day; Though many dearer; in this
bloody fray。 Embowell'd will I see thee by…and…by; Till then in blood by
noble Percy lie。 Exit。
Falstaff riseth up。 Fal。 Embowell'd? If thou embowel me to…day; I'll
give you leave to powder me and eat me too to…morrow。 'Sblood; 'twas
time to counterfeit; or that hot termagant Scot had paid me scot and lot too。
Counterfeit? I lie; I am no counterfeit。 To die is to be a counterfeit; for he
is but the counterfeit of a man who hath not the life of a man; but to
counterfeit dying when a man thereby liveth; is to be no counterfeit; but
the true and perfect image of life indeed。 The better part of valour is
discretion; in the which better part I have saved my life。 Zounds; I am
afraid of this gunpowder Percy; though he be dead。 How if he should
counterfeit too; and rise? By my faith; I am afraid he would prove the
better counterfeit。 Therefore I'll make him sure; yea; and I'll swear I kill'd
him。 Why may not he rise as well as I? Nothing confutes me but eyes; and
nobody sees me。 Therefore; sirrah 'stabs him'; with a new wound in your
thigh; come you along with me。
He takes up Hotspur on his hack。 'Enter Prince; and John of
Lancaster。 Prince。 Come; brother John; full bravely hast thou flesh'd Thy
maiden sword。 John。 But; soft! whom have we here? Did you not tell me
this fat man was dead? Prince。 I did; I saw him dead; Breathless and
bleeding on the ground。 Art thou alive; Or is it fantasy that plays upon our
eyesight? I prithee speak。 We will not trust our eyes Without our ears。
Thou art not what thou seem'st。 Fal。 No; that's certain! I am not a double
man; but if I be not Jack Falstaff; then am I a Jack。 There 's Percy。 If your
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father will do me any honour; so; if not; let him kill the next Percy himself。
I look to be either earl or duke; I can assure you。 Prince。 Why; Percy I
kill'd myself; and saw thee dead! Fal。 Didst thou? Lord; Lord; how this
world is given to lying! I grant you I was down; and out of breath; and so
was he; but we rose both at an instant and fought a long hour by
Shrewsbury clock。 If I may be believ'd; so; if not; let them that should
reward valour bear the sin upon their own heads。 I'll take it upon my death;
I gave him this wound in the thigh。 If the man
were alive and would deny it; zounds! I would make him eat a piece
of my sword。 John。 This is the strangest tale that ever I beard。 Prince。 This
is the strangest fellow; brother John。 Come; bring your luggage nobly on
your back。 For my part; if a lie may do thee grace; I'll gild it with the
happiest terms I have。 A retreat is sounded。 The trumpet sounds retreat; the
day is ours。 Come; brother; let's to the highest of the field; To see what
friends are living; who are dead。 Exeunt 'Prince Henry and Prince John'。
Fal。 I'll follow; as they say; for reward。 He that rewards me; God reward
him! If I do grow great; I'll grow less; for I'll purge; and leave sack; and
live cleanly; as a nobleman should do。 Exit 'bearing off the body'。
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SCENE V。 Another part of the field。
The trumpets sound。 'Enter the King; Prince of Wales; Lord John of
Lancaster; Earl of Westmoreland; with Worcester and Vernon prisoners。
King。 Thus ever did rebellion find rebuke。 Ill…spirited Worcester! did
not we send grace; Pardon; and terms of love to all of you? And wouldst
thou turn our offers contrary? Misuse the tenour of thy kinsman's trust?
Three knights upon our party slain to…day; A noble earl; and many a
creature else Had been alive this hour; If like a Christian thou hadst truly
borne Betwixt our armies true intelligence。 Wor。 What I have done my
safety urg'd me to; And I embrace this fortune patiently; Since not to be
avoided it fails on me。 King。 Bear Worcester to the death; and Vernon too;
Other offenders we will pause upon。 Exeunt Worcester and Vernon;
'guarded'。 How goes the field? Prince。 The noble Scot; Lord Douglas;
when he saw The fortune of the day quite turn'd from him; The Noble
Percy slain and all his men Upon the foot of fear; fled with the rest; And
falling from a hill;he was so bruis'd That the pursuers took him。 At my tent
The Douglas is; and I beseech Your Grace I may dispose of him。 King。
With all my heart。 Prince。 Then brother John of Lancaster; to you This
honourable bounty shall belong。 Go to the Douglas and deliver him Up to
his pleasure; ransomless and free。 His valour shown upon our crests today
Hath taught us how to cherish such high deeds; Even in the bosom of our
adversaries。 John。 I thank your Grace for this high courtesy; Which I shall
give away immediately。 King。 Then this remains; that we divide our power。
You; son John; and my cousin Westmoreland; Towards York shall bend
you with your dearest speed To meet Northumberland and the prelate
Scroop; Who; as we hear; are busily in arms。 Myself and you; son Harry;
will towards Wales To fight with Glendower and the Earl of March。
Rebellion in this laud shall lose his sway; Meeting the check of such
another day; And since this business so fair is done; Let us not leave till all
our own be won。 Exeunt。
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